as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Trump falsely claimed during his inaugural speech the canal had fallen under Chinese control.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Panama's president, José Raúl Mulino, has repeatedly said the country will oppose any effort by the U.S. to challenge its control of the canal.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
During his inaugural address, Trump said the spirit of a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter, which relinquished control of the canal in 1999, had been breached.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the final agreement still gave the US the right to intervene militarily to keep the canal open – a condition that could potentially be exploited by Trump in an attempt to retake the canal by force but unlikely to meet legal scrutiny as the canal continues to see record traffic.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Panama's president, José Raúl Mulino, has repeatedly said the country will oppose any effort by the U.S. to challenge its control of the canal.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
During his inaugural address, Trump said the spirit of a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter, which relinquished control of the canal in 1999, had been breached.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
But the final agreement still gave the US the right to intervene militarily to keep the canal open – a condition that could potentially be exploited by Trump in an attempt to retake the canal by force but unlikely to meet legal scrutiny as the canal continues to see record traffic.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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